Please answer each of the questions below in short-answer format. Write your responses in complete sentences. Your answers to each question should include 2 – 3 paragraphs minimum and a minimum of 150 – 250 words.
Be sure to carefully read each question to ensure that each component is answered with the appropriate depth and detail. Your answers should be free of spelling and grammar errors. When using reference material, you must properly cite your sources using in-text citations. You must also include a reference list. All documentation must be rendered in APA citation style (see announcements for details on APA). This includes citing your textbook or course lesson modules.
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- Discuss the historical reasoning behind the inclusion of Article V and explain why our founding fathers allowed for the amendment of the Constitution. Identify one amendment made to the Constitution and the impact it has had on citizens.
- Explain why the founding fathers fought to include these rights into the Constitution. Then identify one liberty and explain why you believe this right to be most important. Defend your perspective with facts and case examples ().
- In your own words, explain the free exercise clause and the establishment clause found in the First Amendment. Identify why each clause was thought to be necessary. Provide an example of a current case that has utilized these clauses. ( or the .)
- Explain the key issues, facts, and significance of the Mapp v Ohio case. Be sure to include in your response an explanation of the 14th amendment and the exclusionary rule. Discuss the impact this case has had on modern day cases.
- Define due process; include each of the two specific types of due process and provide examples. Using examples of specific cases, indicate whether you believe these rights have been increasingly protected or compromised (For examples of cases you can or the .)
